"[S]he must have lov'd him, though her Heart had been made of Brass"
— Centlivre [née Freeman; other married name Carroll], Susanna (bap. 1669?, d. 1723)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for William Turner ... and William Davis [etc.]
Date
1705
Metaphor
"[S]he must have lov'd him, though her Heart had been made of Brass"
Metaphor in Context
VAL.
Ah, Sir! as my Master was just stepping into Angelica's Lodgings, so nicely drest; his Wigg, I believe, had a pound of Hair, and two pound of Powder in't; he look'd so pretty, that had she but seen him, she must have lov'd him, though her Heart had been made of Brass: But just as he was stepping in--
Ah, Sir! as my Master was just stepping into Angelica's Lodgings, so nicely drest; his Wigg, I believe, had a pound of Hair, and two pound of Powder in't; he look'd so pretty, that had she but seen him, she must have lov'd him, though her Heart had been made of Brass: But just as he was stepping in--
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "brass" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
06/03/2005
